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Members of the national police have seized 300 kg of cannabis and marijuana in Kumba. Police elements of the central police station Kumba, South-West region confiscated 300 kg of cannabis when a taxi with two people on board was intercepted on Thursday at the entrance of the city of Kumba.

The driver of the taxi refused to obey the police and attempted to flee. He was caught by the police who later on found two bags containing about 300 kg of cannabis. The taxi driver whose identity was not revealed including the two passengers are in police drag net.

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Ngwa Bertrand

20.Dec.2015

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The National Gendarmerie is not letting off the pressure on car-jackers and their accomplices. As evidence, the Gendarmerie Legion for the Centre Region on Thursday, December 17, 2015, in Yaounde, presented 12 stolen vehicles recently recovered from those who bought them. Seven of the cars are of Toyota EE 90 make, while the rest are three LOEE 107, one EEA 107 and one Toyota Starlet. Speaking to the media in the premises of the Gendarmerie Squadron opposite Lycee Leclerc in the Ngoa-Ekelle neighbourhood after presenting the cars, the Legion Commander, Col. Tantan Francis, said this followed recurrent complaints from members of the public about the theft of their vehicles. The National Gendarmerie then swung into action to put an end to the activities of car-jackers.

The operations in the Centre and Littoral Regions between August and November 2015 led to the recovery of 12 cars. He said after changing the number plates, repainting them and producing fake car documents in hidden garages, the vehicles were then sold for as little as 500,000 FCFA. After cross-checking with Transport authorities, the true identities of the vehicles were established. Consequently, the owners have been invited to present their papers in order to retrieve them after meeting the State Counsel. Meanwhile, some of those who bought the stolen cars have been arrested while the suspected car thieves themselves are all on the run.

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Ngwa Bertrand

18.Dec.2015

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The National Gendarmerie is not letting off the pressure on car-jackers and their accomplices. As evidence, the Gendarmerie Legion for the Centre Region on Thursday, December 17, 2015, in Yaounde, presented 12 stolen vehicles recently recovered from those who bought them. Seven of the cars are of Toyota EE 90 make, while the rest are three LOEE 107, one EEA 107 and one Toyota Starlet. Speaking to the media in the premises of the Gendarmerie Squadron opposite Lycee Leclerc in the Ngoa-Ekelle neighbourhood after presenting the cars, the Legion Commander, Col. Tantan Francis, said this followed recurrent complaints from members of the public about the theft of their vehicles. The National Gendarmerie then swung into action to put an end to the activities of car-jackers.

The operations in the Centre and Littoral Regions between August and November 2015 led to the recovery of 12 cars. He said after changing the number plates, repainting them and producing fake car documents in hidden garages, the vehicles were then sold for as little as 500,000 FCFA. After cross-checking with Transport authorities, the true identities of the vehicles were established. Consequently, the owners have been invited to present their papers in order to retrieve them after meeting the State Counsel. Meanwhile, some of those who bought the stolen cars have been arrested while the suspected car thieves themselves are all on the run.

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Ngwa Bertrand

18.Dec.2015

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The 23rd Annual General Assembly of the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC) that took place yesterday December 16, 2015 was glamourous as expected by the multitude of guests who attended the event at the association’s headquarters in Yaounde. The Founding President of the charity association, Mrs Chantal Biya, joined a majority of the association’s members magnificently dressed in an alluring yellow fashion attire, to celebrate a well accomplished year that coincides with the association’s 20 years of humanitarian crusade, assisting surviving children of the Nsam disaster, the elderly, orphans and vulnerable children, the sick and former victims of leprosy, children with sickle cell anaemia, youth threatened by HIV/AIDs, rural women as well as underprivileged persons, amongst others.

Presiding at the congress was the General Coordinator of CERAC, Linda Yang who said despite the tense security challenges witnessed this year, CERAC members could still stretch their imagination to maintain efficiency in meeting the needs of any needy person, widow or orphan. At the end of the discussions, a positive balance-sheet was rendered, implying that CERAC had attained its objectives for this year, though not without difficulty, but to the great satisfaction of all, especially its beneficiaries. This laudable update was the signal for the festivities and celebrations to begin. The major highlight was the arrival of the organisation’s Founding President, Mrs Chantal Biya, amidst a hilarious welcome and thunderous applause. As usual, Mrs Chantal Biya immediately handed gifts to some orphan children who were at the ceremony. Through a banner, the children told the First Lady “vulnerable population, beneficiaries of your good works laud your 20 years leadership and relentless efforts to improve our living conditions”.

The decor at CERAC’s headquarters and the score of artists present at the carousing revealed the gracefulness which has become a characteristic symbol of CERAC’s get together. Over a special lunch, CERAC ladies thrilled their audiences in spectacular musical displays. Local artists such as Grace Decca, Lab’l, Mani Bella, Krystle Georges Amoa, Richard Amougou, Sam Fan Thomas and Ama Pierrot joined the women to celebrate solidarity, friendship and love, which are some of the fundamental goals for the group’s existence. Displays from different artists and some of CERAC’s members (national and diplomatic wings) did not leave Mrs Chantal Biya indifferent. At several moments, the First Lady left her seat to join the artists on the dancing arena. A breathtaking fashion parade by CERAC women on forms of marriages in the different regions in the country left the audience spellbound. Choreographic displays, a birthday song and the cutting of a birthday cake marked the 20th anniversary of CERAC. As the event came to its end, colourful balloons flew around the premises with the First Lady’s effigy attached to them. While guests exchanged niceties, CERAC women again took the commitment to intensify their humanitarian actions in all the nooks and crannies of the country come 2016.

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Ngwa Bertrand

17.Dec.2015

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The 23rd Annual General Assembly of the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC) that took place yesterday December 16, 2015 was glamourous as expected by the multitude of guests who attended the event at the association’s headquarters in Yaounde. The Founding President of the charity association, Mrs Chantal Biya, joined a majority of the association’s members magnificently dressed in an alluring yellow fashion attire, to celebrate a well accomplished year that coincides with the association’s 20 years of humanitarian crusade, assisting surviving children of the Nsam disaster, the elderly, orphans and vulnerable children, the sick and former victims of leprosy, children with sickle cell anaemia, youth threatened by HIV/AIDs, rural women as well as underprivileged persons, amongst others.

Presiding at the congress was the General Coordinator of CERAC, Linda Yang who said despite the tense security challenges witnessed this year, CERAC members could still stretch their imagination to maintain efficiency in meeting the needs of any needy person, widow or orphan. At the end of the discussions, a positive balance-sheet was rendered, implying that CERAC had attained its objectives for this year, though not without difficulty, but to the great satisfaction of all, especially its beneficiaries. This laudable update was the signal for the festivities and celebrations to begin. The major highlight was the arrival of the organisation’s Founding President, Mrs Chantal Biya, amidst a hilarious welcome and thunderous applause. As usual, Mrs Chantal Biya immediately handed gifts to some orphan children who were at the ceremony. Through a banner, the children told the First Lady “vulnerable population, beneficiaries of your good works laud your 20 years leadership and relentless efforts to improve our living conditions”.

The decor at CERAC’s headquarters and the score of artists present at the carousing revealed the gracefulness which has become a characteristic symbol of CERAC’s get together. Over a special lunch, CERAC ladies thrilled their audiences in spectacular musical displays. Local artists such as Grace Decca, Lab’l, Mani Bella, Krystle Georges Amoa, Richard Amougou, Sam Fan Thomas and Ama Pierrot joined the women to celebrate solidarity, friendship and love, which are some of the fundamental goals for the group’s existence. Displays from different artists and some of CERAC’s members (national and diplomatic wings) did not leave Mrs Chantal Biya indifferent. At several moments, the First Lady left her seat to join the artists on the dancing arena. A breathtaking fashion parade by CERAC women on forms of marriages in the different regions in the country left the audience spellbound. Choreographic displays, a birthday song and the cutting of a birthday cake marked the 20th anniversary of CERAC. As the event came to its end, colourful balloons flew around the premises with the First Lady’s effigy attached to them. While guests exchanged niceties, CERAC women again took the commitment to intensify their humanitarian actions in all the nooks and crannies of the country come 2016.

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Ngwa Bertrand

17.Dec.2015

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The Nigerian High Commissioner to Cameroon her Excellency Hadiza Mustapha has said that her country has plans to revamp Cameroon's railway sector. It may sound like a joke coming from the representative of a country with little or nothing to offer in railway transport, Ambassador Hadiza Mustapha made the pronouncement during her recent audience with Cameroon's Minister of Transport Edgar Allain Mebe Ngo’o.

The close to one hour audience was centred on bilateral relations between both countries in the transport sector. In the air transportation system, it was revealed that both Cameroon and Nigeria have signed a basal agreement to ease the operation of their airlines. While congratulating the minister for the completion of works at the Kribi deep seaport, Madame Hadiza Mustapha unveiled her country’s willingness to revamp the rail way sector in Cameroon.

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Ngwa Bertrand

16.Dec.2015

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